Using php's magic methods outside a class

Question

Is it possible to use PHP magic methods (specifically __get()) outside a defined class?

I'm wanting to use it in a configuration file for quick loading. The configuration file has a single array, $config, with many keys. Therefore, I'd like to override __get() to return the key in the array.

Answer 1

No, but you could write an object that reads the config file, and provides the __get method.